Barnett Owen papers regarding Ruth Draper, 1905-1956.

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Barnett Owen papers regarding Ruth Draper, 1905-1956.

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The Barnett Owen papers devoted to Ruth Draper are divided into correspondence, typescripts of monologues in English and French, and other documents related to Ruth Draper's career.

.5 lf (1 box).

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 6827390

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Draper, Ruth, 1884-1956

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Ruth Draper was a monologist, based in New York City. From the description of Ruth Draper Collection. 1913-1956. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 476263868 American actress. From the description of Autograph letter in the third person, dated : [n.p.], 22 February [1910?], to [Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harkness Flagler], [1910?] Feb. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270565965 From the description of Autograph letter signed : 35 Montpelier Square, Ken...

Owen, Barnett.

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Ruth Draper was a stage performer who found her greatest success delivering monologues of her own devising. Born in New York City in 1884, Draper began her career writing sketches about people she knew or observed and performing them at parties, until composer Ignace Jan Paderewski encouraged her to take her talent to the stage. Her only appearance in a full-length play was as the maid in A LADY'S NAME at New York's Maxine Elliott Theatre in May 1916. The following year ...